CarCapsule

[dwasson]

Have any of you seen the CarCapsule? I want to store my Marauder for the winter. This looks like a good idea. What do y'all think?

http://www.carcapsule.com/

[Slowpoke]

I think it looks like a giant condom. A real garage would probably be a better idea. But, then again, it would probably protect your car just fine although it looks like it would take up lots of room.

[dwasson]

A real garage would probably be a better idea. But, then again, it would probably protect your car just fine although it looks like it would take up lots of room.

I've got a real garage. I want this to protect the car inside the garage. My concern is the temperature and humidity swings in a Michigan winter can rust a car in the garage.

[Slowpoke]

if you already have a garage,buy some insulation, a staple gun, a face mask, gloves and some drywall and insulate the entire garage. If humidity is a problem, buy a de-humidifier. A permanent solution is the best alternative than just putting a band-aid on the problem.

While you re at it, get a nice sound system, and a TV so you have some entertainment while you wax your car over the winter.

[Dr Caleb]

Looks like one of those kids with an immune system problem.

Or a large butterfly cocoon.

Paint it yellow - big Twinkie. The only problem would be when RF gets the munchies.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=55954#post55954

They don't say what temperatures the plasic or pumps are rated for. I can't see it holding up to the weight of 5 or 6 feet of snow at -30c though.

[JohnnyB]

If you want to protect the car while it is in the garage, consider a PermaBag. I have an outdoor model that I used to enclose my MM last winter. Worked fine.
I'm going to have a garage built behind my house next spring, so in the meantime.

www.permabag.com

[Ross]

ALL condoms are that big in Texas!:banana:

[TAF]

Isn't that what Walt Disney & Ted Williams (head only) are being kept in?

Hermetically sealed on Funk & Wagnall’s porch. Oh great Carnac the Magnificant...

[dwasson]

Local zoning declined my first idea, a giant peanut butter jar and a sandbag sized dessicant package.

[WolfeBros]

:bows: CARNAC

[MERCMAN]

Ok, earlier in this thread, temp. change and humidity swings were mentioned as a cause for rust in Michigan. If I am not mistaken, aren't there temp. and humidity swings in the other months of the year? Why would only the winter months cause rust? I am assuming that the poster is not going to drive it in the snow and salt, so what would be the difference between storing it in winter or any other month on it rusting? Now if you throw salt into the equation it is a whole different story.

Just my .02 worth

[dwasson]

Ok, earlier in this thread, temp. change and humidity swings were mentioned as a cause for rust in Michigan. If I am not mistaken, aren't there temp. and humidity swings in the other months of the year? Why would only the winter months cause rust? I am assuming that the poster is not going to drive it in the snow and salt, so what would be the difference between storing it in winter or any other month on it rusting? Now if you throw salt into the equation it is a whole different story.

Anytime pieces of metal touch in the presence of moisture you can have electrolytic corrosion. This is the same principle an electric battery runs on. The two metals generate a low electric polarity and the resulting current erodes the metal. This is why so many cars rust under the moldings and at the seams. Salt will make it worse but moisture from the air is mildly acidic (more so in cities and more so downwind of coal fired power plants).

So imagine a lead acid battery in your car. There are alternating plates of lead and zinc, with dillute acid between them, generating an electric charge. This charge causes the plates in the battery to oxidize (read rust). In your car you have pieces of various alloys contacting each other, with water droplets from the air (mildly acidic) generating a small charge. This charge causes the steel alloys to rust whereever there is a small hole in the paint. The only solution seems to be to keep the air moving enough that condensation dries and doesn't promote this electron transfer.


Like the ad says, "Rust Never Sleeps."

Sorryabout getting preachy. It's my English teacher training coming back to me.

[MERCMAN]

Hmm, ok I understand that,, thanks!! But during the winter months(especially in the colder climates) is not the available moisture(humidity) much lower than during the rest of the year?
I guess since I don't live where acid rain is not as prevalent as others, I haven't thought much about that. Wouldn't keeping a good coat of wax be cheaper than the aforementioned capsule or plastic bag paint protection wise? I know I am on the verge of beating the proverbial dead horse, but I have not noticed a problem with corrosion on my vehicles that are not driven in the winter and kept garaged. Again, I live FAR away from the ocean!! LOL

[dwasson]

But during the winter months(especially in the colder climates) is not the available moisture(humidity) much lower than during the rest of the year?

In Michigan (and probably Indiana too) the available humidity is low during the winter. The problem comes with the periodic thaws and temperature/humidity swings. Have you ever gone in the garage during the winter, moved a bag or box and found a wet spot under it? If it sayed cold all of the time you could safely park it outside.

My plan for this winter is to run Sta-bill through the next to last tank of gas, have the car detailed and waxed, get a LOF, top off the tank and add another dose of Sta-bill. Then I'll park the car in the garage, attach a trickle charger, bag the car and start it once a month or so, on sunny dry days. I may not drive the car again until mid April.

I admit that I may be taking a belt and suspenders approach to this but it's a nice car and I don't think I'd enjoy it in the snow anyway.

[MERCMAN]

well, I am obsessed as well, so I understand your concern. Far be it from me to shoot arrows at anyone who loves the MM as much as I do. I wish you luck, the hardest part is going to be not driving it.. Maybe we should move south where it can be a year-round pleasure:)

[Dr Caleb]

Originally posted by mercman
... Maybe we should move south where it can be a year-round pleasure:)

It's not nice to tease...
:)

[Ross]

DANG! After reading all of this, I have yet another reason to thank God for being a Texan!